How common is the surname Halligan?

3,220 people in the United States had the surname Halligan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 95,884 Americans. It ranked 10,013th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Halligan?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Halligan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Halligan?

Dick Halligan, American musician and composer (1943–2022), followed by Bronte Halligan.

Where is the surname Halligan most common?

Wikidata records people named Halligan in the United States and Australia.

How do you pronounce Halligan?

Halligan is /ˈhælɪɡən/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Halligan getting more or less common?

More common. 3,107 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,220 in 2010, up 3.6%.

The surname Halligan

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 3,220 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈhælɪɡən/ 3 syllables Soundex H425

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Halligan is more common than 93.8% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÁilleagáin (“descendant of Áilleagán”), a double diminutive of áille (“beauty”).

Halligan is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,220 people named Halligan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 95,884 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,107.

#10,013

rank among US surnames

3,220

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #9,598)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,006	Cortinas	3,222	95,824
#10,011	Frawley	3,221	95,854
#10,013	Eisele	3,220	95,884
#10,015	Ducote	3,219	95,913
#10,019	Billman	3,218	95,943
#10,021	Meltzer	3,216	96,003

Who is named Halligan

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Halligan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Halligans

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dick Halligan
American musician and composer (1943–2022)
Bronte Halligan
Australian water polo player, born 1996
Ryan Halligan
American student who killed himself (1989–2003)

Notable Halligans come mostly from the United States (2) and Australia (1).

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Halligan come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÁilleagáin (“descendant of Áilleagán”), a double diminutive of áille (“beauty”).
How common is the surname Halligan?: 3,220 people in the United States had the surname Halligan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 95,884 Americans. It ranked 10,013th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Halligan?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Halligan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Halligan?: Dick Halligan, American musician and composer (1943–2022), followed by Bronte Halligan.
Where is the surname Halligan most common?: Wikidata records people named Halligan in the United States and Australia.
How do you pronounce Halligan?: Halligan is /ˈhælɪɡən/, 3 syllables.
What type of surname is Halligan?: Halligan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Halligan getting more or less common?: More common. 3,107 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,220 in 2010, up 3.6%.